Ruben

Meaning and origin of Ruben

Popularity of Ruben in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2013.
• Over recent years, Ruben has been falling (−11.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ruben every 12 schools.

Ruben in English-speaking countries

Ruben ranks 109^th in England and Wales, 131^st in Scotland and 189^th in Ireland, against 248^th in France.

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  131^st boys’ name108 babies in 3 years1 boy in 555+2.7% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  109^th boys’ name1,433 babies in 3 years1 boy in 577+3.6% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  189^th boys’ name77 babies in 3 years1 boy in 933+10.1% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  292^nd boys’ name17 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,498

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  450^th boys’ name22 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,239

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  488^th boys’ name1,868 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,752−1.9% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  563^rd boys’ name14 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,181

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  827^th boys’ name37 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,593

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Ruben, Rubén, Rùben, Rubèn and Rúben are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Rubén35
• Rùben20
• Rubèn5
• Rúbenabroad

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Ruben

• Kenan
• Ishaq
• Jonas
• Solal
• Elie
• Imrane
• Ilan
• Mathys
• Jacob
• Djibril
• Aksel
• Johan

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin